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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Agenda Item 5C - RecyclingOrganics PresentationToCouncil-093021SCOPE CHANGES TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF SB 1383 Item 5C Palm Springs City Council September 30, 2021 SB 1383 OVERVIEW Regulations finalized on 11/5/20 Designed to address: Food waste and food insecurity Methane emissions from landfills Sweeping and highly prescriptive changes to organic materials management Will impact residents, businesses, and local governments REQUIREMENTS THAT CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS The City must provide service to all residential customers for trash, recycling and organic materials Organic materials include green waste and food waste All containers must be color coded and labeled FRANCHISE IMPLICATIONS Provide 3-cart service to all customers that receive cart service Sizes may vary (95, 65, or 35) Flat fee regardless of container size or use Provide 2.5-gallon containers for multi-family customers that are space constrained Manual collection required Once weekly collection –collection day may change Larger multi-family complexes with shared bins will receive an extra green cart or bin Timing of service for new customers will depend on arrival of trucks and carts Existing green cart customers may start January 1, 2022 All existing carts will need to be properly labeled, and new carts will be stamped People that originally paid for carts would receive credit on their bill in 2022 PSDS will add 7 new jobs Invest $2.2M for CNG Vehicles COMMERCIAL BUSINESS/LARGE MULTI-FAMILY IMPACTS Reduced threshold for compliance .5 cubic yard to 20 gallons (.1 cuyd ) of organics/week Multi-family complexes must collect food waste in addition to green waste Proof of green waste service still required FRANCHISE IMPLICATIONS New collection of food waste from multi-family properties More commercial customers to serve Two new Recycling Ambassadors to do monitoring and outreach Customer orientation Face-to-face assistance Customer employee training Monitoring & re-training CONTAMINATION MONITORING Residential route reviews –visual inspection of contents Re -inspections where problems are identified Residential waste evaluations to determine overall diversion progress Commercial route reviews –visual inspection of selected containers Commercial Comprehensive Individual Inspections will be conducted to assess compliance Important for: Re -education Data on progress FRANCHISE IMPLICATIONS Contamination monitoring is a new element of service Recycling Ambassadors will conduct some inspections Waste Evaluations will involve transport, separation, and weighing of materials RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY COMPOSTING Adds State definition of community composting Treats compostable material like recyclable material –excluded from the scope of the agreement if donated or hauled by generator Currently no reduction in fees for those that choose to compost materials and no exemption is allowed from the residential requirement to provide service ADDITIONAL CHANGES Enhanced outreach in coordination with the City Quarterly newsletters Direct outreach with Ambassadors Site visits/audits/presentations Recordkeeping Outreach and compliance tracking Edible Food Recovery Assistance with identifying facilities Edible food recovery is NOT part of the franchise TIMING CURRENT REQUIREMENT: JANUARY 1 DEADLINE Due on January 1 Ordinance Updated Franchise Agreement Contamination Monitoring Outreach Services for existing customers, and gradual rollout to new customers Rate increases approved Other items -Purchasing Policy, Edible Food Recovery Contracts Failure to comply fully may result in fines of $7,500-10,000 per day CURRENT REQUIREMENT: JANUARY 1 DEADLINE Sept 30 –Present scope changes to Council Oct 14 –Present rate adjustments (ERA, Annual, SB 1383) Oct 18 –Issue Prop 218 Notice for Dec 9th hearing Oct 28 –Present franchise language for approval, present ordinance Nov 18 –Second reading of Ordinance, revised Franchise Agreement if needed, purchasing policy Dec 9 –Prop 218 hearing on rates (ERA, Annual, SB 1383) Dec 18 –Ordinance goes into effect Jan 1 –Services begin for commercial and for existing residential green cart customers, other customers phased in as equipment arrives DEFERRED ENFORCEMENT: BEST EFFORTS January 1 Ordinance in place Start Commercial Contamination Monitoring Start Outreach Start new services for existing customers residential customers Other items -Purchasing Policy, Edible Food Recovery Contracts July 1 Updated Franchise Agreement in place Rate increases approved and in place New infrastructure in place to provide service to all residents Must issue Intent to Comply (may need to do this in both scenarios) IF STATE ENFORCEMENT IS DEFERRED (SB 619) Sept 30 –Present scope changes to Council Oct 14 –Present rate adjustments (ERA, Annual) Oct 18 –Issue Prop 218 Notice for Dec 9th hearing (ERA, Annual) Nov 4 –Present ordinance, purchasing policy Nov 18 –Second reading of ordinance November/December –Issue intent to comply to State Dec 9 –Present Franchise Agreement, Prop 218 hearing on ERA and Annual Rate adjustments Dec 18 –Ordinance goes into effect February 2022 –Finalize Franchise Agreement (if needed) March 2022 –Present Pricing for SB 1383 services, issue Prop 218 hearing notice April/May 2022 –Prop 218 Hearing